“Not a Migrant Hotel”: Havering Council Shuts Down Viral Harold Hill Rumours.

Havering Council has moved swiftly to shut down rumours circulating online this week after concerns were raised that a property on Farringdon Avenue in Harold Hill was being used as a migrant centre. The Council has categorically denied the claims, making clear the information being shared on social media is false.

Speculation spread rapidly across local social media platforms, with residents debating claims that the Home Office planned to use the site to house asylum seekers. The rumours caused unease among some residents, particularly given the ongoing pressure on housing and local services across the borough.

Havering Council has now issued a firm response, setting the record straight and quashing the claims entirely.

A spokesperson for Havering Council said:

“We are aware of false information being spread on social media in relation to a property in Farringdon Avenue. Harold Hill, being used by the Home Office as a ‘migrant centre’.

This is not true.

The Home Office are going to use this facility as a bail hostel not a migrant hotel.”

The Council has reiterated that the property will not be used to house asylum seekers and that claims suggesting otherwise are incorrect. Havering has also previously made its position clear to The Havering Daily, confirming it has categorically declined government requests to participate in the housing of asylum seekers due to the already pressured housing situation faced by the borough.

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